A local Investor-Agent can help shorten your learning curve and save you a lot of headaches as they tend to understand the market better.Use Niche.com, Greatschools.org, and Msc.Fema.gov for your research.Good luck and make it happen!

Unfortunately, those typically don't have the highest # returns, but they do tend to have good appreciation over time and may have less "hassle factor."

@Amit Desai Unfortunately, rental properties tend to have higher rates because the lender takes on more risk than someone's primary residence.

VA property standards will apply here, and commercial real estate tends to be more beat up than residential in general, and on top of that high vacancy real estate is also almost always beat up real estate that has been poorly managed and maintained for several years.

So far i've received referrals for Cresset and Origin Investments but both are longer term developments with minimal cashflow for 4-5 years.

Yardi's Advanced Budgeting and Forecasting module is wonderful and tends to be more accurate because it builds its forecast on all of your historical data. 

If you go to Boglehead's they tend to bash real estate investing, whereas on this website the subject tends to favor more real estate. 

It is a common misconception; "Area Norte" (in spanish - meaning Nrothern area) referrs to the coastal municipalities as far West as Mayaguez-ish and west starting in Barceloneta/Florida area.

@Alex NARecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

@David O'Sullivan JrRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.